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The requirements for pre-qualifying a site for CO2 storage are well developed. Less attention has been paid to rehearsing and preparing for the transfer of responsibility of the storage site from the operator to a governmental authority following closure of the site at the end of the injection period. This is not surprising because the industry is in its infancy and most effort has been focussed on working towards the early stages of the various projects. A procedure for complying to the regulatory requirements for the transport of responsibility in the CCS Directive has been proposed, which consists of a chart with Site Closure Milestones and a traffic light system for treating irregularities in observed behaviour of the storage site, and accompanying criteria. The procedure was successfully tested on the K12-B CO2 injection pilot. Conclusions have been drawn on the basis of several dry runs for reporting the requirements for transfer of responsibility including feedback from operators and regulators.

International audience ; The FP7-funded SiteChar project examined the entire CO2 geological storage sitecharacterisation process, from the initial feasibility studies through to the final stage of applicationfor a CO2 storage permit based on criteria defined by the relevant European legislation.The SiteChar workflow for CO2 geological storage site characterisation provides a description of allelements of a site characterisation study, as well as guidance to streamline the site characterisationprocess and make sure that the output covers the aspects mentioned in the European Community(EC) Storage Directive. Five potential European storage sites, representative of prospectivegeological contexts, were considered as test sites for the research work: a North Sea multi-store site(hydrocarbon field and aquifer) offshore Scotland; an onshore aquifer in Denmark; an onshore gasfield in Poland; an aquifer offshore in Norway; and an aquifer in the Southern Adriatic Sea. Thisportfolio combines complementary sites that allowed to encompass the different steps of thecharacterisation workflow. A key innovation was the development of internal 'dry-run' permitapplications at the Danish and Scottish sites and their review by relevant regulatory authorities. Thisprocess helped to refine the site characterisation workflow, and aimed to identify remaining gaps insite-specific characterisation, needed to secure storage permits under the EC Storage Directive asimplemented in 'host' Member States.SiteChar considered the important aspect of the public awareness and public opinions of these newtechnologies, in parallel to technical issues, on the onshore Polish and offshore Scottish sites. A newformat to assist public opinion-forming processes was tested involving a small sample of localcommunities. Generic as well as site-specific information was made available to the general andlocal public via the internet and at information meetings. These exercises provide insight in the wayimplementation of CCS project plans may be perceived by local stakeholders, and informapproaches to develop effective local communication and participation strategies.Key lessons from the research conducted in SiteChar were developed as technical recommendations forstorage site characterisation and best practice guidance for storage permitting from the perspective ofboth applicant and regulator. A best practice guide for policymakers and regulators at Member Statesand European levels, potential storage site developers and operators has been presented.

International audience ; The FP7-funded SiteChar project examined the entire CO2 geological storage sitecharacterisation process, from the initial feasibility studies through to the final stage of applicationfor a CO2 storage permit based on criteria defined by the relevant European legislation.The SiteChar workflow for CO2 geological storage site characterisation provides a description of allelements of a site characterisation study, as well as guidance to streamline the site characterisationprocess and make sure that the output covers the aspects mentioned in the European Community(EC) Storage Directive. Five potential European storage sites, representative of prospectivegeological contexts, were considered as test sites for the research work: a North Sea multi-store site(hydrocarbon field and aquifer) offshore Scotland; an onshore aquifer in Denmark; an onshore gasfield in Poland; an aquifer offshore in Norway; and an aquifer in the Southern Adriatic Sea. Thisportfolio combines complementary sites that allowed to encompass the different steps of thecharacterisation workflow. A key innovation was the development of internal 'dry-run' permitapplications at the Danish and Scottish sites and their review by relevant regulatory authorities. Thisprocess helped to refine the site characterisation workflow, and aimed to identify remaining gaps insite-specific characterisation, needed to secure storage permits under the EC Storage Directive asimplemented in 'host' Member States.SiteChar considered the important aspect of the public awareness and public opinions of these newtechnologies, in parallel to technical issues, on the onshore Polish and offshore Scottish sites. A newformat to assist public opinion-forming processes was tested involving a small sample of localcommunities. Generic as well as site-specific information was made available to the general andlocal public via the internet and at information meetings. These exercises provide insight in the wayimplementation of CCS project plans may be perceived by ...

The transboundary transportation of carbon dioxide (CO2) gives rise to international legal issues not faced in other standalone carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects or domestic projects. While the European Union CCS Directive establishes a framework for CCS, it does not address specifically the issue of transboundary transportation. This will require participating Member States to agree a statutory framework for CO2 transport, which addresses issues at the international, national and local levels of law. This paper considers several key issues for developing and resolving legal issues around ownership and risk for CO2 transportation, an area with limited research literature to date. The legal challenges are examined using a 'pilot' project to explore and highlight specific examples. The research draws from a series of CCS industry stakeholder meetings and analysis was developed through interdisciplinary perspectives. In addition, the potential partnership arrangements are explored from a law and policy perspective with an examination of the key issues for these partnerships for Member States. Finally, this research presents a timeline for a legal strategy on resolving the issues for risk and ownership for CO2 transport. ; acceptedVersion